LONDON, England (CNN) -- Without seeing the water, the weather, or even his own boat, Dick Lancaster  steered a 25-foot yacht to a silver medal at a sailing world championships this month. Crews from Italy and Australia do battle in the recent Blind Sailing World Championships in New Zealand. Lancaster's remarkable feat came at the recent Blind Sailing World Championships on Lake Rotorua, New Zealand. His silver medal added to two golds he has won at previous championships. The New Zealander, who gradually lost sight until he became completely blind in the last couple of years, is also the chairman of Blind Sailing New Zealand.


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New Zealand won the overall team trophy at the event.


She didn't have enough power to maneuver and effectively trade artillery rounds with enemy vessels in the swift Savannah River. Instead, the locally produced CSS Georgia, a one-of-a-kind ironclad produced for the Confederacy during the Civil War, became a stationary floating battery, bristling with artillery pieces. She did her job. The Yankees, intent on taking Savannah, Georgia, refused to take on the CSS Georgia or other nearby defense obstructions. The CSS Georgia won the battle, but lost the war: The vessel was scuttled in December 1864 shortly before Union forces took Savannah and presented the city to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. The shipwreck has rested in the murky river since, rarely disturbed and having weathered the indignity of being hit during dredging a couple of times over the years.

Officials are excited because the recovery of the casemates -- the compartments where artillery pieces were housed -- is believed to be the first of a
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Confederacy ironclad.


If anyone questioned Jose Mourinho's deadline day capture of Juan Cuadrado then have a word with Phil Jagielka. It was the deftest of touches midway through the first half, but it had Jagielka - a seasoned international defender - bewildered, looking round for the ball. One second Jagielka was comfortable, goal side and touch tight with Cuadrado. But with an inconspicuous flick of his boot, the Colombian was arrowing into Everton's penalty area. Juan Cuadrado made his first start fro Chelsea in the 1-0 win against Everton on Wednesday night The Colombian international lived up to his billing after his £27million move from Fiorentina on deadline day

Mourinho will surely drum that into Cuadrado in the coming weeks - but on Wednesday night's evidence the Colombian doesn't need a lengthy induction into life at
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Chelsea.